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shannonb36, 08/29/2013
2012 Honda Civic LX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Have had my 2012 Civic coupe for 7 months and have loved every minute of it. Have put 12,000 miles on it so far. It gets me everywhere I've asked it to go so far. I do agree with others about the blind spots, but have learned to be aware of them when changing lanes. I also agree about the acceleration. It takes a little while to get up to highway speed, but once it does it cruises very comfortably and sometimes when I look down the speed on the speedometer surprises me and I slow down quick! Still impressed with all of the features offered in an economy priced car. Very happy, very good purchase.
Despite reviews, still a great car !
hondafan88, 12/06/2013
2012 Honda Civic EX-L 2dr Coupe w/Nav (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Had my 2012 Civic for 2 years now and have already put 61.950 miles on it with zero problems ! Have only put new tires on it since purchase, well taken care of. This car has taken care of me ! Love to drive it everyday and gas mileage is superb ! My only complaint is the road noise and the glove box sometimes rattles..handles beautifully in the snow and ice and never let's me down. Love the leather bucket seats for comfort, it's a great car for reliability and value. I will buy another one when I reach 500,000 miles with this one ! Driving a Honda Civic is just plain smart and recommend it to anyone over any other compact ! This is my second Civic and never disappointed !
Upgrade to EX, it's worth it
barba311, 08/10/2011
2012 Honda Civic EX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
6 of 12 people found this review helpful
This is a great car. Honda lives up to everything they stand for. Fuel economy, value, and it's a really nice looking car! We upgraded to the EX model. It's less than $2,000 more but you get sunroof, bluetooth, and alloy wheels. It's definitely worth it for those 3 things.
Alternator Issue
Kiran Mehta, 01/18/2016
2012 Honda Civic DX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 8 people found this review helpful
I had to replace the battery because it went dead. When I got replaced the battery at battery + I was told that I need to get Alternator checked out because it not charging the battery the way it should. So I called dealer they wanted $80 to run diagnostic on vehicle instead of spending $80 I went to my mechanic who is working on foreign cars for a while. He checked to see if battery is being charge while car is running and it wasn't, it was showing battery was holding at 12.4 V and it should have been 14 V. He tried various method to see if it charges the battery and finally when he turn the head lights on while car is running battery started charging and showing 14 v. He told me that it is weird and never saw anything like this. He thought probably the alternator was made that way. So I called to confirm with Honda company to see if they have any thing on this issue I was told they don't have information or recall on it. Rep at Honda company was pushing me to take it to dealer and pay $80 for diagnostic.
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It's a small car
es330suck, 02/19/2012
2012 Honda Civic LX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
5 of 12 people found this review helpful
The resons i bought this car are MPG and its style. I get Lx and add fog light for reason. The car run loud under 35 mph but much quiet above that range. Upgrading better tire maybe can reducing some road noise, but I can live with the firestone fuel fight tire for now.There are a lot of places could be done better but it will add more cost and weight for any impovement. The cheap carpet and insulation The easily scratched plastic door panel are the obvious.
This is the car that drove us from Honda forever.
IndyMike, 11/30/2017
2012 Honda Civic EX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
3 of 8 people found this review helpful
Ugh, where do I begin? We also have a 2002 Honda Civic LX Coupe that was purchased new in January, 2002 that is a much more refined vehicle. This 2012 edition is actually louder, gets worse mileage, is less fun to drive and RATTLES. From, like, everywhere. The cheap, hard plastic dashboard is the worst offender. The rear suspension has a weird squeak that developed in about the third year. The road noise is less now that we got rid of the OEM tires for some Yokohama Tornantes, which greatly helped the handling but it is still difficult to hold a conversation at highway speeds, especially when the road is rough or it is windy. The driver's seat has a stress tear in the fabric between the side bolster and the center of the seat about halfway between the bottom cushion and the headrest that developed in our third year of ownership because it sits so low and the seat bolsters are so aggressive you can't get in without bumping into them. It is painful to get in and out of and sits very low. We have to drive through the Ozarks once or twice a year, and this thing with its 140 HP is a nightmare on even well-paved hills. There just isn't enough power and many times we've felt unsafe trying to pass. The transmission shifts at odd times and frequently has to hunt for the right gear, and we don't even use the "Econ" mode because that just makes you floor an already slow car to get up to speed. We have always had Honda do routine maintenance and they have already had to add an additive to our transmission at the last fluid change because it had developed a mild shudder and slight slip. Almost any vehicle that pulls up behind us blinds us at night due to the low ride height and the huge back glass. We really dread going anywhere in this. It's a total piece of crap, and there's only 81K miles on it. If you simply must have a used Civic, do NOT get the 2012 model in any style or you will live to regret it. We're so angry with Honda's admission that they didn't think they needed to make this car nice from the start because Americans were having financial troubles and wouldn't know the difference that we will never trust them again. Seriously, who does that? We're done with this company. Looking at a new Subaru product for our next vehicle. Sorry, not sorry, Honda.
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Incredible long lasting car.
SK-Civic, 05/13/2024
2012 Honda Civic DX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
First time using the site. Came across it and I think I've heard about it before. I thought I'd leave my thoughts on my civic I've had since new. Keeo in mind I live in Canada with similar winters to Wisconsin and Minnesota. I wanted to buy something new for myself that I thought I would drive until it finally gave up on me. I haven't had to do any real major work to it until now, and it's not even major. I have 320,000 km on the car. Work completed on the vehicle lifetime: multiple batteries (but I've aslo had a stereo in it since new so keep that in mind). Struts once, and I just checked them now and they're fine, this is the second front brake job, first rear brake job, my washer fluid pump gave out once, my starter went once, original alternator, shocks, I had a pretty bad top of engine oil leak. I'm still waiting on parts. It ended up being the valve cover gasket which was incredibly simple and cheap to fix. I'm also waiting on an oil pressure switch, which is nothing. You just have to know which one and my model takes the single wire - DX Coupe 1.8L gasoline. Incredible fuel mileage. Consistently under 7L/100km hwy and under 9 combined. My 2017 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk doesn't get me less than 11. The civic road noise has driven me nuts for years, but I put up with it. Music doesn't really do much to hide it. Maybe the stick on wind deflectors might help but the reviews are true, you really do trade fuel mileage for road noise. The paint on the hood, roof, and trunk are cracking, but it's also never been kept in a garage. It's showing minor body rust above the bumper. Oh and my air conditioning quit working a couple of years ago and I haven't fixed it yet. There's a leak somewhere because charging it didn't do anything. The biggest con for me has always been the ground clearance. That's why I have the Jeep for the winter. I always kept very good winter tires on it, but not even the best winter tires can beat snow storms and snow drifts that end up getting you stuck and end up causing you to rip off your front bumper. When I bought it, I thought that if I could get 300k km out of it id be happy. Well I'm 20k past that and other than these repairs costing a few hundred bucks every couple of years, it looks like it has another 300k left. People ask why I wouldn't sell it now that I have the Jeep and the reason is that it's too good of a car to let go of. The dollar value of the car has depreciated, but the value of having a reliable fuel saving vehicle is worth more than anything.
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Buyer Beware
timd7, 02/16/2012
2012 Honda Civic EX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
11 of 41 people found this review helpful
The vibration inherent in this vehicle is unbelievable - and carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel are the result. Buyer beware - this vehicle should have warnings printed everywhere. Honda says - so what - we know the vibration is there - so what. Honda executives said - we duped Americans into paying top dollar for a piece of vibrating crap. That's why they are redesigning quickly for 2013... What will that mean to the 2012s we have now - the resale on this vehicle is soooooo low already I can't get out of it. So what, Honda customer services said - buy another vehicle. Honda lost my business.
The Snooze Cruise
newcivic2012, 09/06/2011
2012 Honda Civic EX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
12 of 45 people found this review helpful
I've had this car now for a little over a 1000 miles and man do I have a lot to say about it - and not all good. The windshield and sloped hood make it almost impossible to gauge how close you are to something and makes it hard to park tightly. The '160 watt' radio is ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE! The controls for most of the components - awkwardly placed and an eye sore. The Bluetooth - a complete failure/hard to use (Mazda and Nissan system were much better - I know because I rented both). Traction/assisted steering/whatever the heck it's supposed to be - does little (in fact feels more responsive when it's off). What a joke! Really Civic? You got me at hello but now I a divorce.
Does exactly what is needs to
code_break, 12/26/2012
2012 Honda Civic LX 2dr Coupe (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
I recently purchased a 2012 Civic LX after doing a lot of research on fuel efficient compact cars. Fuel economy was a top priority as my old gas burner was robbing me every other week. After comparing real world users reports it was clear the Civic would get good fuel economy. Many other cars seem to be highway rated at 40 mpg (Hyundai Elantra), but people in the real world are not actually getting that. After about 1k miles I've already got over 45 mpg on a 200 mile trip.